Our Mission and Vision
We are asking God to develop faithful leaders who mobilize their church communities to impact the whole world with the Gospel! Will you join us in asking God for this through prayer?
That is our vision, what we hope for in the world. At Base, we are blessed to not just talk about it, but be a part of what God is doing. Our part of the mission looks like this:
Base Ministry exists to develop leaders who live out God’s Word, share the Gospel of Jesus, and actively serve His church in local communities around the world.
Every experience (sports, missions) we offer is not an end in itself. Instead, we view each activity done in partnership with Base as a vital hands-on extension of the training and discipleship of lay leaders from the local church.
Our ultimate desire is to see more Christian leaders who love to share Jesus step serve the body of Christ. We see many people in the church who attend on Sunday morning (there is a time and a place for this), and we want to call those who are ready to be active contributors in the mission of their church. #LiveShareServe
Our Guiding Principles
To accomplish the mission and vision we work according to these guiding principles. These are things we strive to live out in the way we operate as an organization while training young leaders.
We seek to empower people to actively live out their faith: Faith cannot be separated from action. One brings forth the other – faith in Christ will be demonstrated by what a person does in their life and in the lives of others. We provide training that results in leaders confidently living out their faith.
We believe authentic ministry is found in relationship: Base Ministry believes the most transformative moments in a person’s life happen through relationships, not programs. We build relationships with our partners that result in authentic ministry inside their context.
We focus our efforts on the gospel and multiplying disciple-makers: Jesus gave the command to make disciples. We believe this is done in partnership with the Holy Spirit as people live and share the good news of Jesus and train others to do the same.
We value and support local congregations: We believe the Church is the bride of Christ and has been ordained by God to fulfill His will here on earth. As a para-church organization, our role is to undergird the local expression of the Church. We strengthen and encourage local congregations as they seek to develop and empower disciple-makers.
We steward our resources to do things with excellence: We strive to complete all our tasks with excellence in process and outcome. This does not mean we always achieve perfection, but we do the best we can with what we have. That means we use our resources (financial, human, etc.) for the greatest effectiveness. Our goal is not to settle for what is good and works, but to strive for what is best.